cairo: Out-of-bounds read due to mishandling of unexpected malloc(0) call
Published Jul 14, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.44%
Description
cairo-truetype-subset.c in cairo 1.15.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) because of mishandling of an unexpected malloc(0) call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.15.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cairo
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cairo
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cairo
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cairo | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cairo | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cairo | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03435) | 88.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.46% (0.03463) | 87.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 37.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00525) | 77.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00525) | 76.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00525) | 74.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 69.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.90th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.20th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 73.32th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00042.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9814 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101547 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472788 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9814
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9814
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00042.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9814 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101547 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472788 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9814 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9814 |
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